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caracter

character /ka.rakˈter/

noun#2801 most common

Also: nature, temperament, character/symbol (typographic or computing sense)

Example sentences

El are un caracter bun.
He has a good character.
Ea are un caracter puternic.
She has a strong character.
Caracterul lui este foarte diferit de al fratelui său.
His character is very different from his brother's.
Profesorii cred că educația formează caracterul copiilor.
Teachers believe that education shapes children's character.
Criticii au remarcat tăria de caracter a protagonistului, care nu a cedat în fața adversităților.
Critics noted the protagonist's strength of character, who did not give in to adversity.
Adevăratul test al caracterului cuiva se dezvăluie nu în momentele de succes, ci în felul în care înfruntă eșecul.
The true test of someone's character reveals itself not in moments of success, but in how they face failure.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativecaractercaractere
Genitivecaracteruluicaracterelor
Accusativecaractercaractere
Vocativecaracterulecaracterelor

Word family

caracteristiccharacteristic, typical
caracteristicăa characteristic, a feature
a caracterizato characterize
caracterizarecharacterization
necaracteristicuncharacteristic

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "caracter" from French "caractère", which came from Latin "character". The Latin word came from Greek "kharaktēr", meaning a tool for engraving or the mark it left. Over time the sense shifted from a physical mark to a distinguishing set of traits in a person.

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